scout-create-serieslisted
Install: claude install-skill Laoujin/Scout
# Scout create-series — author a new Atlas series
## Overview
A *series* groups related Atlas research under `/series/<slug>/`. Scout's automated
`series-suggestion` flow only adds new entries to series that **already exist** — inventing a
new series is a human decision. This skill is that human-driven half: it walks you from a topic
idea to a complete, reviewable series in the Atlas working tree.
Deterministic file edits are done by `scripts/create-series.sh` (scaffold) and
`scripts/add-to-series.sh` (members). The judgment — title, blurb, *which research belongs*,
group labels, cover art — is yours, with this skill's guidance.
**Boundaries (hard):** you only edit the Atlas **working tree** (`_data/series.yml`,
`series/<slug>.md`, `series/<slug>.svg`). You do **not** commit or push — the human reviews and
commits. Never edit existing series membership here (that's `add-to-series.sh` / series-suggestion).
## When to use
- A cluster of published research shares a theme worth a landing page (e.g. a city/topic series).
- You want to hand-curate a new grouping that the auto-suggester would never create on its own.
## Inputs
- **ATLAS_DIR** — the Atlas checkout. Use `$ATLAS_DIR` if set, else a sibling `../atlas`, else ask.
`local-setup.sh` can provide one. The manifest is `$ATLAS_DIR/_data/series.yml`.
## Flow
### 1. Definition
- Get a **title** from the human (or propose one). Derive the **slug** with the repo's slugifier:
`source scripts/slug.sh && slugify "<title